By: Matthew MacCormack BOSTON- Blood streamed from Bryn Forbes’ elbow as he walked towards the Michigan State trainer. Some had called the senior “soft” in the days leading up to Saturday’s matchup at Northeastern, but you could tell by the smile on his face what Forbes thought of those pundits. Moments earlier, with his team trailing…
By:Josh Brown BOSTON- With the women’s basketball team falling to Michigan State Friday night, and the men’s basketball team doing the same against the #1 ranked Spartans earlier that afternoon, Northeastern wanted to give their faithful something to hang their hat on going into 2016 on Saturday night. Behind 26 saves by Ryan Ruck, the…
By: Joshua Brown BOSTON- Up 3-1 entering the third period, things were looking up for Northeastern. Despite coming into the game without a conference win to date, the Huskies played Umass Lowell to the bitter end in an overtime loss up in Belfast, before tying the Eagles Saturday night at Boston College. But then something…
By: Joshua Brown CHESNUT HILL, Mass.- Fresh off an appearance in the Friendship Four, the Huskies had to shake off any remaining jet lag, getting right back to the grindstone, facing off with #2 Boston College Saturday night. And it seems like Northeastern did just that as the game wore on, getting a late third period…
By: Matthew MacCormack Now was the time to make a run. Northeastern had trailed by double digits in the first half of Friday afternoon’s matchup with the Detroit Titans, but thanks to senior guard David Walker, had cut the Titan lead to just five at the break. With a little momentum and a vast age…
By: James Duffy Weekend Review Northeastern and UMass Lowell travelled across the pond over Thanksgiving break to take part in the first ever Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The two faced off head-to-head, with Lowell crushing Northeastern 3-2 in overtime. Northeastern routed Colgate 7-1 in the second round, while Lowell ended up playing Brown…
Hear from Northeastern coach Jim Madigan and Umass Lowell skipper Norm Bazin and defenseman Dylan Zink after the Huskies 3-2 defeat to the Riverhawks Friday night in Belfast. Coach Madigan Coach Bazin/Dylan Zink
By: Matthew MacCormack Call of game-winner “You just set the bar. That was the hottest team in the country. They’re talking about them, ACC champs, everything else. You just set the bar. When you set your minds, that’s who you can be.” Northeastern head coach Bill Coen could hardly contain his excitement as he addressed…
By: Josh Brown BOSTON- Just 1:40 into the first period Mark Jankowski, from the high slot, beat Ryan Ruck to give Providence a 1-0 lead. That proved to be the game. Needing just that one goal, #1 Providence tacked on one more midway through the first, and an empty-netter with 1:52 remaining, completing a weekend…
Hear what Huskies head coach Jim Madigan had to say after the team’s 5-2 setback against Providence Friday night.
By: James Duffy Weekend Review Now that every team has played at least two games against conference opponents, the Hockey East standings are starting to take form. Yet again it’s UMass Lowell sitting at the top, going 4-0-2 in six conference games after sweeping Maine this weekend. Kevin Boyle was incredible in net again for the…
Hear from Jimmy Marshall, Devon Begley and head coach Bill Coen after the Huskies 91-62 romping of Wentworth Tuesday night. Marshall & Begley: Coach Coen:
By: Josh Brown SOUTH BEND, Ind.- It was not the two points Northeastern was hoping for, but it will have to do. After dropping a 3-2 decision Thursday night, the Huskies got a goal with just 4:07 left in regulation, courtesy of Matt Benning, and ended up tying Notre Dame 2-2 Friday night at the…
SOUTH BEND, Ind.-It was much of the same for Northeastern hockey, as the Huskies continued their early-season struggle in South Bend, dropping a 3-2 decision to Notre Dame. The Huskies continue to start slow, spotting the Fighting Irish with a 3-0 lead that they simply could not climb back from. Head coach Jim Madigan’s squad…
By: James Duffy Weekend Review Thatcher Demko and Boston College are the main attraction once again in Hockey East, as the junior goalie shutout Maine in back-to-back games over the weekend, stopping 60 shots over the course of the weekend. The pair of shutouts earned Demko Warrior Player of the Week honors, and he hasn’t allowed a…
By: David Kroopnick Coach: Bill Coen (9th season with Northeastern) Last year: 23-12 Overall (12-6 CAA) T-1st in the CAA, CAA Tournament Champions, Lost to Notre Dame in the Round of 64 in the NCAA Tournament What Happened: Northeastern had its ups and downs during the 2014-2015 campaign, but finished in a three-way tie for…
By: James Duffy Weekend Review A lot of action took place in Hockey East last week, and a lot of story lines to follow. Massachusetts struggled for the first time all season, dropping two of the three games they played, two of which were in conference. After sneaking by Maine on Friday, they were smoked by…
By: Justin Littman Head Coach – Tony Shaver (13th Season) Last season – 20-13 (CAA: 12-6), T-1st place Losses: G Marcus Thornton, F Tom Schalk, F Tyler Johnson Newcomers: F Hunter Seacat, G David Cohn, F Paul Rowley Led by senior guard and eventual CAA Player of the Year Marcus Thornton, many thought last…
By: Josh Brown BOSTON- Entering a rare Thursday night matchup, both Northeastern and Vermont were reeling, losers of four straight and desperately looking for a win to get back on track. Behind two first period goals, and a game-winner by Dan Senkbeil with under seven minutes remaining, Vermont did just that, defeating Northeastern 3-2 to…
By: James Duffy Weekend Review The opening weekend of Hockey East play was hardly decisive to say the least. Of the five Hockey East matchups this weekend, three ended in ties, and the other games were a home-and-home between Boston University and Connecticut, that they ended up splitting. Merrimack and UMass Lowell played to a…
By: Jake Fischer Head Coach: Matt Brady (8th season) Last Season: 19-14 (12-6 CAA, share of CAA title) Departures: G Shawn Wilborne, G Dante Sterling, F Hari Hall Newcomers: G/F Shakir Brown, G Kevin Kangni, F Ramone Snowden The Dukes claimed a share of the Colonial Athletic Association regular season conference title for the first…
By: Kyle Williams Coach: Kevin Keatts (2nd Season) Last Season: 18-14 (12-6 CAA, tied first in CAA) Losses: G Freddie Jackson, G Addison Spruill, F Cedrick Williams Newcomers: G Mark Matthews, G C.J. Bryce, F Trey Grundy, F Devontae Cacok It would be fair to say that no one saw that coming. A…
By: Dan McLoone MINNEAPOLIS- It doesn’t seem to matter who is in goal, as the Northeastern Huskies simply cannot seem to stop their opponents from scoring early goals. After an admirable showing in relief of Derick Roy last night, freshman goalie Ryan Ruck wasn’t as solid in his first career start, allowing three goals in the…
By: Dan McLoone MINNEAPOLIS- It was a tale of two goalies on Friday night, as Minnesota welcomed Northeastern to Mariucci Arena by scoring three quick goals on Derick Roy to force an early goalie change for the Huskies. Freshman Ryan Ruck replaced Roy just over eight minutes into the game and performed admirably, making several highlight-reel…
By: James Duffy Weekend Review Three weeks into the NCAA Hockey season, with every Hockey East team now having played a real game, it looks like we’re starting to get an early picture of where most teams stand this season. Providence College still held their championship form this weekend. After raising their National Championship banner on…
By: Dan McLoone As with any young basketball player, Matt Janning dreamed of playing in the NBA. Growing up in Watertown, Minnesota, Janning spent countless hours working on his game in the hopes of one day turning his talent into an opportunity to play for an NBA squad. His path has been a tough…
By: Dan McLoone Head Coach: Joe Mihalich (3rd Season) Last Season: 20-14 (10-8, 5th in Colonial Athletic Association) Losses: G Daryl Fowlkes, G Eliel Gonzalez, F Moussa Kone, G Dion Nesmith Newcomers: G Desure Buie, F Ibrahim Djambo, F Denton Koon, G Justin Wright-Foreman Hofstra managed to pull a complete turnaround within just one season,…
By: Josh Brown WATERTOWN, Mass- For Bentley, Saturday night’s game against Northeastern meant a little more than just your average home game. The Falcons, for the first time, hosted a Hockey East school at the John A. Ryan Skating Arena and did so victoriously, beating the Huskies 4-1 to complete the weekend sweep. Once again…
By: Josh Brown BOSTON- Despite outshooting Bentley 51-11 and getting two third period goals, it was not enough, as the Falcons received a hat-trick from Andrew Gladiuk en route to a 3-2 win over Northeastern Friday night at Matthews Arena. Bentley (1-2) goalie Jayson Argue made 49 saves on the night, while Huskies (1-1) net-minder…
By: Mike Davis Mike Davis is the leader of the Northeastern hockey student section known as “The Doghouse.” He will be a contributor to WRBB Sports throughout the coming season. You can follow Mike on Twitter at @spellinwithmike. Northeastern secured a verbal commitment from one of the top players in the New Jersey High School circuit…
By: James Duffy Weekend Review: With the exception of Notre Dame, every Hockey East team played their first real game last weekend. The 11 teams that played games that counted combined for a record of 9-3-2, and the Fighting Irish won and tied their exhibitions. Providence College had a strong weekend against a very good Miami…
By: Mike Davis Mike Davis is the leader of the Northeastern hockey student section known as “The Doghouse.” He will be a contributor to WRBB Sports throughout the coming season. You can follow Mike on Twitter at @spellinwithmike. Jerry Keefe, Jim Madigan, Jason Smith, and the Northeastern Men’s Hockey program continued their momentum on the recruiting…
By: Jeremy Leopold Head Coach: James “Bruiser” Flint (15th season) Last Season: 11-19 (9-9 CAA 6th place) Losses: G Damion Lee, G Freddie Wilson, C Sooren Derboghosian Newcomers: G Terrell Allen, F Andrew Cartwright, G Miles Overton (transfer will sit out 2015-2016 season) The big news out of Drexel this offseason was the transfer of star…
By: Josh Brown BOSTON- Winning the first game of the season, for every team, is a way to put last year behind you and start with a fresh slate. For Northeastern, getting the first win off their back had a little extra purpose this time around. After starting off the season 0-8-1 last year, it…
By Ryan Fallon & Josh Brown It’s a jarring statement to read, at first. “We just thought the best decision was to come back and focus on finishing my degree here at Northeastern, and helping this team have success and try to accomplish some special things.” These are words that you don’t see very often…
By: James Duffy College hockey is back. The games may have been just exhibitions, but last weekend, 10 of the 12 teams in Hockey East opened up their season with practice games against teams hailing from the Great North. Teams from Hockey East combined to be 8-2 against these Canadian squads, with the only losses…
By: Matt MacCormack Head Coach: Monte Ross (10th season) Last Season: 10-20 (CAA: 9-9), 6th place Losses: G Kyle Anderson, F Tom Allshouse, G Matt Grassi Newcomers: G Tyler Burns, G Curtis Lochner The conversation about this year’s Blue Hens squad starts and ends with a pair of standout sophomores who thrived in their first…
By: Dan McLoone BOSTON- Goals came early and often in Northeastern’s exhibition opener on Sunday afternoon, as the Huskies put 64 shots on goal and dismantled Simon Fraser, 10-2. A year after starting off the season with a disappointing loss to Acadia, Jim Madigan’s squad controlled the puck for most of the day and dictated…
By: Ryan Fallon Head Coach – Jim Madigan, 5th season Last season – 16-16-4 (11-11-2 in Hockey East, 6th); lost in 1st round of conference playoffs to Merrimack Losses – F Gus Harms, F Adam Reid, F Torin Snydeman, F Mike Szmatula, D Mike Gunn, D Dax Lauwers, G Clay Witt Newcomers: F Jason Cotton…
At Hockey East Media Day last week, WRBB had the chance to sit down with Jim Madigan. He reflected on the last few years and looked ahead to what’s in store for Northeastern hockey. WRBB: Looking back to when you first started in fall of 2011, what do you wish you could tell yourself back…
By: Josh Brown Head Coach: David Quinn (3rd season) Last Season: 28-8-5 (HE: 14-5-3) (1st in conference, Hockey East Champions, Lost in NCAA title game) Losses: G Anthony Moccia, D T.J. Ryan, F Cason Hohmann, F Jack Eichel, F Evan Rodrigues, F Kevin Duane, D J.D. Carrabino, F J.J. Piccinich, G Matt O’Connor Newcomers: D Shane Switzer, D…
By: Matt MacCormack Head Coach: Matt Matheny (7th season) Last Season: 15-18 (CAA: 6-12), 8th place Losses: G Elijah Bryant (transfer), G Austin Hamilton, G Kevin Blake, F Ryan Winters Newcomers: G Steven Santa Ana, F Tyler Seibring, G Sheldon Eberhardt, F/C Karolis Kundrotas, G Dainan Swoope Things worked out pretty well for…
By: Josh Brown Head Coach: Nate Leaman (5th season) Last Season: 26-13-2 (HE: 13-8-1); 2nd place, NCAA Champions Losses: D Logan Day, D Mark Adams, F Steven Demopoulos, F Ross Mauermann, F Shane Luke, F Noel Acciari, G Jon Gillies Newcomers: D Vincent Desharnais, D Steven Ruggiero, F Ryan Tait, F Erik Foley, F Garrett…
By: Ryan Fallon Head Coach – Jerry York, 22nd season Last season – 21-14-3 (12-7-3, t-2nd in Hockey East); lost in 2nd round of Hockey East playoffs to Vermont, lost in 1st round of NCAA tournament to Denver Losses – F Danny Linell, F Michael Sit, F Quinn Smith, F Cam Spiro, F Destry Straight,…
By: Matt MacCormack Rachel Llanes has the moves. Whether it’s carving up opponents with her signature on-ice speed, or keeping Northeastern’s athletes in prime physical condition, the San Jose, California, native never ceases to be in motion. But of all her moves, it is Llanes’ next one that is the most exciting. Starting this October,…
By: Kyle Williams Head Coach: Norm Bazin (5th season) Last Season: 21-12-6 (HE: 11-7-4); 4th place Losses: F Terrence Wallin, D Jake Suter, D Zack Kamrass Newcomers: F Guillaume Leclerc, F Evan Anderson, F Ryan Dmowski, F Tyler Sifferlen, D Niklas Folin Over the last four years, UMass Lowell has been, without a doubt, the…
By: Sam Davidovich Head Coach: Pat Skerry Last season: 12-20 (CAA: 5-13) 9th place Losses: G Four McGlynn, F Alex Gavrilovic, G Jonah Meredith, F Jamel Flash Newcomers: G Jordan McNeil, G Deshaun Morman, F Dennis Tunstall, F Alex Thomas The Towson Tigers will once again try to climb out of the CAA’s basement…
By: Ryan Fallon BOSTON – The college hockey season ended five months ago at the TD Garden. Today, a new one began in the same place. The rink on Causeway Street played host to Hockey East’s annual media day, with the first games now just a few short weeks away. We’ll have additional coverage coming…
By: Matt MacCormack Head Coach: Jeff Jackson (11th season) Last Season: 18-19-5 (HE: 10-7-5), 5th place Losses: D Robbie Russo (C), F Vince Hinostroza, F Peter Schneider, F Garret Peterson, F Joe Aiken, D Eric Johnson, F Austin Wuthrich Newcomers: D Dennis Gilbert, F Jack Jenkins, D Bobby Nardella, F Dylan Malmquist, F Andrew Oglevie,…
By: Josh Brown The Northeastern University men’s hockey team was picked to finish seventh in the annual Hockey East Writers and Broadcasters Association annual poll released just after midnight on Sunday. The seventh-place projection comes a year after the Huskies finished sixth in the conference last season, finishing with a 16-16-4 record (11-9-2 HE). Boston College…
By: Jeremy Leopold Head Coach – Kevin Sneddon (13th season) Last season – 22-15-4 (HE: 10-9-3), 7th place Losses: F Colin Markison, F Jake Fallon, F Kyle Reynolds, D Nick Luukko, D Mike Paliotta, G Brody Hoffman Newcomers: D Jake Kearley,D Mike Lee, F Liam Coughlin, F Brian Bowen, F Conor O’Neil, F Tyler Gernhofer, F Craig Puffer, F Drew Best,…
By: Kyle Williams Coach: Dick Umile (26th season) Last Season: 19-19-2 (HE: 10-11-1); 8th place Losses: F Grayson Downing, F Matt Willows, F Casey Thrush, F Jay Camper, D Ryan Randall Newcomers: F Brendan van Riemsdyk, F Liam Blackburn, F Ara Nazarian, F Patrick Grasso, F Chris Miller, F Charlie Kelleher, D Joseph Masonius, D…
By: Jeremy Leopold Head Coach: Earl Grant (2nd season) Last Season: 9-24 (3-15 CAA) last place Losses: F Adjehi Baru, F Glen Pierce Jr., G Pat Branin, G Anthony Sitt Newcomers: F Jarrell Brantley, G Marquise Pointer, G Grant Riller Things fell apart at the seams last season for College of Charleston. Starting with…
By: Dan McLoone Head Coach: Mike Cavanaugh (3rd Season) Last Season: 10-19-7 (HE: 7-11-4, 9th Place) Departures: G Tom Comunale, F Trevor Gerling, F Brent Norris, D Jacob Poe, F Cody Sharib, F Brad Smith, F Ryan Tyson Newcomers: G Tanner Creel, F Max Kalter, F Karl El-Mir, D Miles Gendron, F Maxim Letunov, D…
By: Justin Littman Head Coach – Red Gendron (third season) Last season – 14-22-3 (HE: 8-12-2), T-9th place Losses: F Devin Shore, D Ben Hutton, D Jake Rutt, F Connor Leen, F Stu Higgins, F Andrew Cerratani Newcomers: D Rob Michel, F Justin Rai, F Dane Gibson, D Keith Muehlbauer, D Stephen Cochrane, F Brendan…
By: Mike Davis Mike Davis is the leader of the Northeastern hockey student section known as “The Doghouse.” He will be a contributor to WRBB Sports throughout the coming season. You can follow Mike on Twitter at @spellinwithmike. Jim Madigan secured a verbal commitment from one of the top uncommitted forwards in New England after ’99…
By: Sam Davidovich Head Coach: Mark Dennehy (11th season) Last season: 16-18-4 (HE: 5-14-3) (11th in conference) Losses: D Dan Kolomatis, D Justin Mansfield, F Quinn Gould, F Clayton Jardine, G Kyle Singleton, G Joe Pantalone, G Rasmus Tirronen Newcomers: D Alex Carle, F Michael Babcock, F Matt Foget, F Ludvig Larsson, F Derek Petti,…
With classes underway once again on Huntington Avenue, Ryan, Josh, and Mike sat down to talk about the arrival of the hockey recruits. Tune in to WRBB 104.9FM to hear all this and more at 7 PM on September 23rd, during the season premiere of Hockey East This Week. Ryan Fallon: Let’s start with the most…
By: Dan McLoone Head Coach: John Micheletto (4th Season) Last Season: 11-23-2 (HE: 5-16-1, 12th Place) Departures: F Emerson Auvenshine, D Mike Busillo, F Steven Guzzo, F Zach LaRue, G Steve Mastalerz, F Troy Power, D Oleg Yevenko, F Frank Vatrano, D Brandon Montour Newcomers: F Ryan Badger, D Carmine Buono, D Ivan Chukarov, D…
By: Mike Davis Mike Davis is the leader of the Northeastern hockey student section known as “The Doghouse.” He will be a contributor to WRBB Sports throughout the coming season. You can follow Mike on Twitter at @spellinwithmike. Over the weekend the Huskies secured a verbal commitment from ’98 F Matt Thomson out of Reading (MA)…
By: Mike Davis Mike Davis is the leader of the Northeastern hockey student section known as “The Doghouse.” He will be a contributor to WRBB Sports throughout the coming season. You can follow Mike on Twitter @spellinwithmike Northeastern received a commitment last week from ’97 forward Austin Goldstein, recently graduated…
Over the past year, I gradually came to realize that our website needed some upgrades if we were to meet our own standards for coverage of Northeastern athletics. After a little planning and some hard work, we’ve unveiled this: a faster and sleeker WRBBSports.com. A huge thank you to WRBB’s Webmaster Stefan Cepko and Finance Director…
By: Josh Brown Northeastern junior Mike Szmatula has announced he is leaving the program on Friday, April 12, via a tweet on his personal account. The Commerce Township, Michigan native had 13 goals and 16 assists last season for the Huskies, ending his career with 28 goals and 40 assists in a Northeastern uniform. Szmatula…
By: Josh Brown BOSTON– Mayor Marty Walsh announced Saturday, March 10th that Northeastern Men’s Hockey would be taking part in the 2015 “Belpot” in Belfast, Northern Ireland Nov. 27-29th. Heading over the pond with the Huskies will be Brown, Colgate and Umass-Lowell. The games will take place at Odyssey Arena, home of the Belfast Giants…
By: Josh Brown BOSTON- They were the best from beginning to end. Powered by two goals by freshman Jack Eichel, Boston University defeated Umass-Lowell 5-3 to win their first Hockey East title since 2009 Saturday at the TD Garden. The Terriers will be a one-seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. The loss ends the River…
By: Jake Fischer PITTSBURGH- As first round upsets have become ever more frequent over the last few years, the term “survive and advance” has become as synonymous with the NCAA Tournament as “March Madness.” Notre Dame needed all 40 minutes to survive Northeastern and advance to the third round of this year’s Big Dance on Thursday,…
By: Josh Brown For the first time since 2008-2009 there was playoff college hockey at Matthews Arena Friday night. Unfortunately for the Northeastern faithful, it was a less than ideal outcome, with Merrimack surviving eight penalties to outlast the Huskies 3-2 in overtime to take a 1-0 series lead in the best-of-three. “They’re a tough…
By: Josh Brown A night after Northeastern put up three first period goals on Boston University, the Terriers one-upped the Huskies, scoring four in the opening frame en route to a 6-1 victory on the last day of the regular season. Boston University (21-7-5, 14-5-3) was led by freshman phenom Jack Eichel, who scored both…
After a pair of dominate wins against Connecticut last week, it was hard to imagine Northeastern could offer a repeat performance up at Alfond Arena this weekend. For a while it looked like the Huskies would do just that, up 5-1 through two periods. The Black Bears would claw their way back scoring three third…
By: Josh Brown After being outplayed for the first two periods, a mere couple of moments flipped the script for Northeastern en route to a 4-2 win over Notre Dame Saturday night, sweeping the weekend series with the Fighting Irish. Zach Aston-Reese scored just 2:06 into the third period and then again just 10 seconds later…
By: Josh Brown Northeastern has sure had a flare for the dramatic in the team’s current 8-2-3 stretch after starting out the year an abysmal 0-8-1. It was the same and song dance Friday night for the Huskies, who scored with just 1:30 left to pick up much-needed Hockey East points in a 3-2 victory over Notre…
They took care of business when it mattered. The Northeastern Huskies traveled up to Burlington, Vermont to play the #9 University of Vermont Catamounts over the weekend, winning on Friday night, while tying a non-conference matchup Saturday. The non-conference game was due to the Wildcats traveling down to Matthews Arena earlier in the year, defeating…
By: Josh Brown Boston College and Northeastern were desperate for Hockey East points coming into this weekend’s home-and-home set. The Eagles were able to get three of them. Following a 1-1 tie at Matthews Arena Friday night, the Eagles capitalized on home ice, beating the Huskies 4-2 in what was an overall success of a…
By: Josh Brown Some notes and observations from Northeastern’s 3-2 win over Yale Tuesday night. Big thanks to Northeastern Sports Information for the notes. NOTES: Kevin Roy’s goal at the 15:40 mark of the second period was his 100th career point. Roy’s the 47th player in team history to reach the feat. Roy is also…
By: Josh Brown BOSTON– Neither brother played last night. Tonight they were all the difference. Behind a two goal, three point night by Kevin Roy, and 21 saves by his brother Derick, Northeastern was able to beat St. Lawrence (8-9-2) 4-2 Saturday night, after the two clubs tied 3-3 Friday night. “I liked the way…
BY: Josh Brown BOSTON — Down 3-0 heading into the third while playing without Kevin Roy due to illness, it looked like it would be a rough start to the new year for Northeastern. The Huskies went on to score three third period goals to salvage a 3-3 against St. Lawrence (8-8-2) and prolong their…
